Current:Home > MyJoey Lawrence and Wife Samantha Cope Break Up After 2 Years of Marriage-InfoLens
Joey Lawrence and Wife Samantha Cope Break Up After 2 Years of Marriage
View Date:2025-01-11 06:41:31
Joey Lawrence's marriage has wilted.
The Blossom alum's wife Samantha Cope filed for divorce to end their two-year marriage, citing "irreconcilable difference" as the reason for split in court documents obtained by E! News Aug. 21.
Samantha listed June 7 as the couple's date of separation and asked each of their rights to spousal support be terminated.
In addition, she is seeking full physical custody and shared legal custody of their 19-month-old daughter Dylan.
"Samantha will have 100% physical custody of Dylan with visitation to Joe at Samantha's discretion," her filing read. "Once Dylan is 3 or older, Joe will have the option to take her for 2 nights in her home location if he is not working and can facilitate her visiting."
The Insecure actress' proposed parenting plan also stated that Joey—who she married in May 2022 at a California wedding—will not take their daughter for "long, extended periods of time until she is old enough to specifically ask for the visitation time and all parties agree and able to facilitate."
"He must be available for the full time she is visiting while she is a minor," the documents continued, adding that Dylan "is not to be in the presence of any non-family members while with Joe unless agreed upon by Samantha."
E! News has reached out to Joey and Samantha's reps for comment but hasn't heard back.
This is the third divorce for Joey, who was previously married to Michelle Vella and Chadie Yawn-Nelson, with whom he shares daughters Charleston, 18, and Liberty, 14.
The actor first met Samantha while filming their 2021 Lifetime thriller My Husband's Secret Brother, in which he played her lover-turned-murderer.
"I'd never dated somebody that I'd worked with before," Joey recalled of the meet-cute in a December People interview. "That was just very, very much out of the ordinary for me."
He added, "Look, life is a beautiful, sometimes crazy-unexpected journey, and the ups and downs are real, and I'm very thankful that people that I love are around me and that there's health around us."
For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News AppveryGood! (6)
Related
- AIT Community Introduce
- No charges against Maine authorities for death of handcuffed man who was hit in head with flashlight
- Peep these 20 new scary movies for Halloween, from 'The Nun 2' to 'Exorcist: Believer'
- Miami Beach’s iconic Clevelander Hotel and Bar to be replaced with affordable housing development
- School workers accused of giving special needs student with digestive issue hot Takis, other abuse
- 13 reasons why Detroit Lions will beat Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday
- Protestors cause lengthy delay during Coco Gauff-Karolina Muchova US Open semifinal match
- Peter Navarro convicted of contempt of Congress for defying Jan. 6 committee subpoena
- Climate Advocacy Groups Say They’re Ready for Trump 2.0
- Miami Beach’s iconic Clevelander Hotel and Bar to be replaced with affordable housing development
Ranking
- Dave Coulier Says He's OK If This Is the End Amid Stage 3 Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Battle
- Fourth man charged in connection with threats and vandalism targeting two New Hampshire journalists
- Ohio state Rep. Bob Young says he’ll resign following arrests in domestic violence case
- Marc Bohan, former Dior creative director and friend to the stars, dies at age 97
- Tony Hinchcliffe refuses to apologize after calling Puerto Rico 'garbage' at Trump rally
- Mexico's Supreme Court rules in favor of decriminalizing abortion nationwide
- Rail infrastructure in Hamburg is damaged by fires. Police suspect a political motive
- 7-year-old girl finds large diamond on her birthday at Arkansas park known for precious stones
Recommendation
-
Beyoncé has released lots of new products. Here's a Beyhive gift guide for the holidays
-
Police have cell phone video of Julio Urías' altercation from domestic violence arrest
-
Artists want complete control over their public exhibitions. Governments say it’s not that simple
-
Daily Briefing: 180 mph winds
-
Judge moves to slash $38 million verdict in New Hampshire youth center abuse case
-
Will Julia Fox Cover Kanye West Relationship In Her Memoir? She Says...
-
Why beautiful sadness — in music, in art — evokes a special pleasure
-
One Chip Challenge maker Paqui pulls product from store shelves after teen's death in Massachusetts